The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-10-13

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stlnately contested every inch Of ground
and delayed Hooker's advance unti
jackson could bring up his troops, who
at once assumed the offensive and pressed
Hooker back to Chancellorsville. While
Jackson's famous flank movement was in
progress, Anderson held Lees centre.
lhe battle was terrific. as Hooker again
ana AGAIN tried to break through the thin
me. Ihe woods screened the weakness
OF tho Confederate line, which was SO
1ear1ully stretched, in order to cover the
necessary ground, that in some places
the men were six feet apart; yet Hooker
was held to lis position until Jackson
could strike tho fatal blow.
ANOTHER RICHMOND.
Hooker had hardly been defeated when
Sedgewick crossed The river at Freder-
lcksburg, carrying Marye's Heights and
threatening Gen. Leo's rear. He was
1irst checked at Salem Church. Andcr-
sons tired troops had been fighting for
live days and nights, but when Gen. Lee
called upon them, they cheerfully coun-
tormarched and drove Sedgcwick across
the river. Anderson, in marked man
ner, received Gen. Lees thanks for the
heroic conduct of his veterans, and was
recommended for lieutenant generals
commission.
AT GETTYSBURG.
Tho second crossing of the Potomac
soon followed, and tho battle Of Gcttys-
burg. Anderson took no part in the
battle of the first day. On tho second
MS division, except one brigade Which
mad been ordered to report to Longstrcet,
confronted Cemetery Hill, which he was
ordered to charge when Longstreet's fire
-Ir,l,I
dld, but Longstreet's attack being hard
pressed, Anderson was ordered to make
diversion by assailing the position in
his front, which was handsomely done.
Ihe works were carried, and had it bnt II
possible to send him even two brigados
OF supports, the battle Of the third had
never been. Mono could be sent. and
reluctantly he had to withdraw to his
orlglnal position. The division felt this
repulse kecnly, and it was stated that it's
back had never before been turned to the
Toe. 1T went into battle about G.OOO
strong; the morning after it mustered
less than 1900. With the army it re-
crossed the Potomac and, excepting the
short campaign at Bristow Station, re
NAMED III camp until December. When
Meade advanced to Mine Run it marched
to moet him, but Meade retired without
an engagement. The rest of that winter
was passed around Orange Court House.
THE CAMPAIGN OF 'Gl.
Early III the spring Grant opened rhe
campaign Of 1864. On the 5th Of Nav
Anderson Was guarding the fords of the
hapldnn against cavalry. After the bat.
tlc OF that day orders were sent him TO
reJoln Gen. Lee, but they were not re-
celved. Assuming tho RESPONSIBILITY.
without orders as he supposed, because
he knew he must be wanted, lie marched
until near daylight of the 9th, and reached
the neighborhood Of the battlefield most
opportunely. At dawn Of that day,
Grant having run over some of the force
III his front was pushing up the road,
endeaVorlnS to gain Gen. Lees rear.
Aershaw and Anderson, coming from
different directions, reached the field
about the same time, and Grants efforts
wero soon repulsed. During this day
Longstrcct wa3 severely wounded, and
Anderson, by his request, was transferred
from the 3d corps Ca. p. Iiili',) aud put
IN command OF the lst (LongBtreet's.)
THE NEED OF MERIT.
That night he marched to Spotsylvania
.. H., reaching it in time to frustrate
Grants efforts to seize the heights. He
was promoted lieutenant general and his
commission dated the 9th of May, 1864:
thus he was the officer Of highest rank
from his State. The battles OF Spotsyl-
vanla and Cold Harbor followed the
constant fighting by night and day until
Petersburg was reached; in all these An
derson led the 1st corps. When Long
street had sufficiently recovered to resume
command OF his troops Anderson relieved
Beauregard, who had been ordered to
Charleston. With this new command
he held the lines Immediately in trout of
Petersburg, until towards the spring of
1850, and then relinquishcd them to
Gordon, and took his place on Gen.
Leo's right flank.
ANDERsoN'S LAST BATTLE.
When Grant broke through those lines
Anderson opposed him as best he could,
gaining temporary advantage at GRAY.
ely Hun; but tho end was fast approach
ing, and exhausted, starving men conld
do no more. At Church Crossing part
Of his corps under Pickett was badly cut
mp, and on the 9th of April no fought
his last battle, when his corps, reduced to
mere handful, could not stand against
the heavy numbers opposed to it.
FIGHTING FROM FIRST TO LAST
Anderson was with the Army Of North
orn Virginia from early in 1862 to the
end, was never absent from his command
except when disabled by wounds. To
give n full account of his career and of
that Of bis brigade, division and corps
would necebsitato history Of Gen. Lco's
grand army and fill volumes.
The war was over, the South defeated,
and place was not III her gift for those
sons who had been educated for mill
tary life and who had surrendered all,
save honor, in her cause. Anderson ro~
turned to the homo of his boyhood, i'm
povcrished and without resources, to
struggle on in the effort TO gain mcagrc
support. Utterly unsuited to this new
life as he was success was bare possibil-
ity.
THE HERO At HOME.
Disasters followed, and this old hero OF
countless battles vas reduced to absolute
want, and on the verge Of despair. Still
mono hoard murmur from him; he had
done the best he knew how, and in the
cause of duty was content to suffer; but
better times were coming. The State
could not always remain in the robbers
clutch or under the oppressor's heel; her
sons attained at last the control of her